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Gorgeous weather, intense competition and a whole lot of fun summed up the Feline Football tournament Sunday at Bergen Valley Elementary School.

About 75 moms on seven football teams represented five Evergreen-area schools in the round-robin tournament.

The winners were the Ralston Elementary School Feisty Felines. Their trophy was a Barbie doll sitting on top of a football statue. Second place went to the team from Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen, which took home the Ken doll on a football statue.

At the Sept. 29 commissioners’ meeting, Kathy Hartman, Faye Griffin and Kevin McCasky voted against the rezoning, which had been in the works for about a year.

“The Planning and Zoning Department is looking at alternative methods of legalizing short-term rentals,” Hartman said. “A rezoning action allows short-term rental in perpetuity, even if the land is sold. We would have no ability to regulate the quality of operator.”

Griffin said she realized the importance of balancing earning a livelihood against the rights of the neighborhood.

The results of a study exploring the costs and benefits of a combination arts center/community center in Buchanan Park will be unveiled at 6 p.m. Oct. 20 during a work session by the board of the Evergreen Park and Recreation District.

The meeting, at Buchanan Rec Center, will be open to the public, and public comment will be taken.

The district commissioned Economic Planning Systems Inc. of Denver earlier this year to gauge the demand for an arts-oriented development and the costs associated with its construction.

A 28-year-old Evergreen man was sentenced Oct. 9 to 22 years in prison for abuse of his girlfriend’s baby. The 2-year-old girl suffered severe head trauma, causing her to lose her sight, as well as bruises all over her body.

According to a news release from the Jefferson County district attorney’s office, Shane Michael Kendall was caring for the child while his girlfriend, Aislynne Edwards, was at work. Edwards had known Kendall for four months. He had lived in a mobile home with Edwards and her three daughters, all under age 8, for about three weeks.

Wah Keeney property owner Richard Morgan could be subject to a $500 fine in connection with a Spruce Road driveway project that does not meet county standards, after failing to file an answer to the county’s complaint.

Morgan and Xcel Energy are being cited concurrently for earth-moving operations they conducted separately on Morgan’s property at 29592 Spruce Road in 2008 and 2009.

Morgan hired an attorney, was granted an extension, then missed the deadline to file an answer.

Like most of the trendy portmanteau words that crop up in the language from time to time — "smog," for example, or "netiquette" or (heaven help us) "Brangelina" — the term "staycation" easily becomes the mouth and more or less serves as its own definition.

Zoning authorities notified the owner that the rental activity is a violation of zoning regulations, and as of October the case had been turned over to the county attorney for a possible court hearing.

As of Oct. 1, the house owned by Scott McCullough of Evergreen was still being advertised on Vacation Rentals by Owner, (www.vrbo.com) as the “Charming Cabin by the Lake.” The four-bedroom, two-bath house is within walking distance of Evergreen Lake and downtown. A week later on Oct. 9, the listing had been removed.

The total cost is budgeted at $232,100, of which $46,000 is from the district’s capital improvement fund; the rest depends on winning a joint grant from Jefferson County Open Space.

The 2010 budget will be the main topic of discussion at a regular board meeting Oct. 27 at Wulf Recreation Center. The final version must be approved by mid-December.

Under the 2010 budget, the district will be able to pay for capital improvements and other one-time expenses totaling $989,000 out of revenue and savings, without increasing user fees, except for field-use fees.